Streetwise Miami Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Miami, Florida - Folding pocket size travel map with metrorail [Folded Map] [Map]

Streetwise Maps (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2011

Streetwise Miami Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Miami, Florida - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated metrorail & metromover lines & stations

This map covers the following areas:
Main Miami Map 1:24,000
North Miami Beach Map 1:33,000
Miami Design District Map 1:18,000
Downtown Miami Map 1:18,000
Coconut Grove and Coral Gables Map 1:26,000
Miami Area Map 1:200,000

Open the STREETWISE® map of Miami, Florida and you will see that from Miami International Airport it’s a straight shot to South Beach where it sizzles even when the sun goes down.

South Beach may be the center of Miami action, but it is certainly not the only hot spot in the city. Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, the Fashion and Design Districts will keep you busy off the beaches along with museums, shopping centers and sports. All this is available to you by equipping yourself with a STREETWISE® Miami Map to guide you around town.

The Miami Area Map will get you in, out and around the city. Whether you are driving from I-95 to Downtown Miami for business or looking to pickup the Dolphin Expressway heading to Miami International Airport, this detailed area map navigates you around the Miami region. The Metro rail system is conveniently overlaid on both main and area maps for those deciding to travel by mass transit.

A complete index of streets, hotels, points of interest, shopping, education, culture, transportation and parks is clearly listed.

Our pocket size map of Miami is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Miami map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Miami map today and you too can navigate Miami, Florida like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Amazon search bar.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Don't leave home without STREETWISE.' --The New York Times

'STREETWISE is an absolute travel essential.' --Travel + Leisure Magazine

'In a strange city, your sense of direction is only as good as the map in your hands. The best maps to carry are published by STREETWISE.' --Chicago Daily Herald

About the Author

STREETWISE® is the first map to be designed with modern graphics and is the originator of the laminated, accordion-fold map format. We’ve set the standard that every map company has imitated but never duplicated. Our mission is to make you feel comfortable, to make you feel safe in a place where you’ve never been before and to enable you to experience a familiar place more fully.

The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Brown, who had been in international publishing for many years, setting up subsidiaries for textbook publishers. In the 1970’s, Brown traveled extensively throughout Africa, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brown would take a large paper map, cut out the city center, folded it up and slip it into his pocket, thus preventing him from looking like a tourist in areas where discretion is the better part of travel. This was his tool for surviving.

After many years on the road, Brown settled back in New York and decided to start his own business, based on the adaptations he had made to maps in his travels. His goal was to give someone the ability to navigate easily in unfamiliar terrain.

He started with a new map format: the accordion fold. Such a simple idea, but at the time it was revolutionary. No more struggling to fold an awkward, oversized paper map. This new format would enable the user to blend in like a native, instead of stick out like a tourist. Brown then added lamination to ensure that the map would be a lasting tool.

More important than the format was the design of the map itself. It had to be a map that not only succeeded above and beyond any map he had used, but was esthetically appealing as well. The look of it had to be as striking as the functionality. Color was introduced in a way that was never seen before in a map - vivid purple for water, soothing gray for the background of street grids, gold to highlight elements of the map. Clarity, conciseness and convenience in a very stylish package.

Building the business was a 24 hour job. Brown sold the maps during the day, zipping around Manhattan making deliveries on his Harley Davidson. At night he packed the orders and did the design work. More titles were added, each title requiring months of research and design.

Today, STREETWISE® produces over 130 titles for major destinations, regions and countries throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia. We have grown from the back of a motorcycle to selling millions of maps around the world.

Yet each title is still painstakingly researched and updated. STREETWISE® is one of the only, if not THE only map company that conducts research by walking or driving an area to ensure accuracy. After all, what good is the map if what you hold in your hands doesn’t match what you see on the street sign? This lengthy fact checking results in superior accuracy; in effect, we’ve done the work, now you have the adventure.

In the end, it’s not about the map, it’s about getting out and finding your own authentic experience wherever you go. It’s about being in a city or a region and discovering things that you never thought you would find. You can do this if you have confidence and you have confidence if you have a great map. STREETWISE® is the great map that you need.

Product Details

• Map: 1 pages
• Publisher: Streetwise Maps (September 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935039511
• ISBN-13: 978-0935039511
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 4.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > United States > States > Florida
  • #52 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > United States > Regions > South

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lifesaver, February 23, 2007

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This review is from: Streetwise Miami Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Miami, Florida - Folding pocket size travel map with metrorail (Map)

I have used Streetwise Maps alll over the world -- literally -- and they have NEVER disappointed me. Super, super accurate. Whether I plan to drive or to be on foot, I would not visit any new city (including Miami) without my Streetwise Map.